December 26, the day after Christmas, is known in England as Boxing Day.

Boxing Day football is one of the traditions in England. Just like Thanksgiving in the United States is closely related to rugby, the Premier League will play ten games on Boxing Day, and although there will not be so many games in the Championship, most of the games in this round will also be played on this day, which undoubtedly makes this day a holiday for fans.

QPR plays away to Ipswich Town today. The meeting time for the club is set for 11 o'clock. From London, it's not far, almost noon. The game will start at 3 p.m. at the same time as several other games.

Lu Ling walked out of the office with a bag in one hand and an iPad in the other. Her office is next door to Nicholas's office, which she moved down from her role as a teaching assistant. When she arrived in Harling, the door to his office was closed, but he didn't expect it to be closed now.

It's not like him. It's almost time to meet, and I haven't come yet. Lu Ling suddenly felt that something was wrong, so she knocked on the door, but there was no sound inside, she knocked twice, feeling that she was thinking too much, and was about to leave, but there was movement inside.

Didn't he go back last night?

After about half a minute, the door opened.

The man was still wearing last night's clothes, his hair was a little messy, and he looked like he had just woken up. His eyes were a little misty, and he casually glanced at his assistant, "Good morning, Christine." "The voice is hoarse and sexy. Then, without waiting for her to react, he walked out.

Lu Ling asked behind him, "Where are you going?"

"Shower. He said, not stopping, not looking back.

She then glanced back at his office, and it was a mess on the couch.

*****

Lu Ling sat in the front row of the bus, looking down at the number on the iPad. As the players got on the bus one after another, she looked up to greet them.

Patrick looked in a good mood in his training clothes and big black headphones. He didn't even see Christine sitting there at first, and when he saw her, he was about to pass by her, Ian pushed him behind him, and he didn't hesitate and sat directly next to the assistant coach.

"Do you want to make a bet?" the boy asked as he took off his headphones and turned to the back of Lu Ling's head.

Lu Ling was looking under the car, not paying much attention to what Patrick said.

"Christine!" Patrick shouted, a little louder. The players who were already seated in the back row looked over here, looking at the lively virtue.

Lu Ling turned his head at this time, and he didn't know why, "What's wrong?"

"Forget it. Patrick suddenly lost his appetite to speak. Put the headphones back on, stand up, and walk to the back seat.

Almost everyone got on the bus before the manager came out of it. He changed into a club suit, except that he could faintly see a little tiredness on his face, and he was like the two of them just now. He got into the car and sat down next to his assistant.

The bus started slowly, and the chatter and laughter of the players could be heard behind it.

"Didn't you go back last night?" Lu Ling asked.

Nicholas touched his chin, who had just finished shaving, and mumbled.

Lu Ling saw that he had no intention of talking, so he re-studied the number of jù.

They arrived at the Portman Road Stadium in Ipswich at one o'clock in the afternoon, and Lu Ling saw in the distance that there were already QPR fans waiting at the door.

The bus door opened, and the fans gathered around, but they were kept within a reasonable range by the security guards. Every time a player goes down, someone calls his name.

Patrick cheered a little louder as he came down.

"Pat, you're such a good boy, you're going to score today!"

A rough voice sounded, and Lu Ling looked from behind the glass, a thin and quite fierce old man. In the cold weather, he wore only a long-sleeved T-shirt with a blue and white scarf. His eyes were sparkling, and he looked into Patrick's eyes as if he were looking at his own son.

Patrick was signing autographs for fans when he heard the sound and looked up in the direction of the sound. The skinny old man squeezed through the crowd, took Patrick's arm and said a few words, but Lu Ling couldn't hear clearly in the car. But it was very happy to see Pat smile back.

She and Nicholas got out of the car at the end, and faintly heard boos, presumably there were many home fans on the periphery of QPR fans who were also watching the excitement. However, the boos were quickly drowned out by the cheers of the QPR fans.

As she passed by the thin old man, she heard his rough voice again:

"Christine, don't fuck those bitches!"

She smiled at him, and so did the thin old man, grinning and showing a mouthful of rotten teeth, but the smile was quite friendly.

****

Nicholas fielded an all-out line-up this time, and Patrick Amber, who didn't start last time, returned to the starting line-up and played the same position as he did against Burnley.

The boys, wearing the number 43 jerseys, lined up and followed their teammates onto the pitch, touching the emerald turf before crossing the touchline.

Portman Road is much bigger than QPR's Loftus Road, and the home fans have made a huge noise, knowing that Patrick Amber, who was born a little over a month ago, will be starting the game, and they don't want their home side to be the backdrop for the talented teenager on Boxing Day.

Nicholas put his hands in the pockets of his suit trousers, and he looked at the players on the field with a stern expression.

Wait for kick-off.

The whistle sounds.

Charlie Austin, who teed off in the middle circle, fed the ball back to midfielder Daniel Torger and ran forward quickly. Daniel took the ball in stride and quickly squeezed it into the same forward second striker Massimo Rwango.

Perhaps because of the opening period, Ipswich's players were a little sluggish and pressed not as well as they should be.

After Massimo got the ball, he spun around and caught a glimpse of Patrick Amber cruising on the right side of the box.

Patrick was instructed before the game that he could switch between wide and central depending on the situation on the pitch.

Patrick received the pass, and although Massimo made a slightly wider pass, he relied on his excellent technique to take it smoothly.

There was a tension in the Ipswich penalty area. Ipswich's centre-back stared at the boy's feet and didn't dare to kick his feet lightly.

The home fans were still shaking their heads and singing, and the fans' attention was not yet fully focused on the field at the beginning of the game.

Patrick flicked the outside of his foot and shook off the central defender in front of him. The goalkeeper was already on the fence, he quickly glanced at the top left corner of the goal, didn't hesitate and volleyed.

It's only 20 seconds before the whistle blows!

The fastest goal since the Championship season was born!

The home chorus came to an abrupt end, and Ipswich Town players were all stunned. Less than half a second later, cheers erupted from the away fan zone at Porter Road Stadium no less than the previous home fans.

Oh my God, this kid didn't play the last game, so he guess he was suffocated. Lu Ling looked in that direction.

In the blue and white corner, QPR fans sang a brand new song.

They are singing:

Heplaysontheleft,heplaysontheright

PatrickAmber

MakesSterlinglook**e

He can play left, he can play right

Patrick Amber

He made Sterling look like

This is the first song about Patrick Amber! British fans like to compose songs for their own players, in familiar tunes.

Lu Ling lowered his head and pursed his lips and smiled for a long time, 49 million pounds Mr. Raheem Sterling, who went from Liverpool to Manchester City this season, but attracted the ridicule of non-Manchester City fans in England.

Patrick runs to the away fan zone, where he hears a song about himself.

They loved him. There's nothing wrong with that.

The pretty boy, who didn't play a minute in the last game, waved his arms domineeringly, as if to encourage the fans who sang for him.

Then, he was surrounded by his teammates, and everyone came to hug him and tell him, Youare**ingcrazy! Youareonfire!(You're crazy!you're so hot!)

For QPR, it was a fantastic start to the season turning Boxing Day Portman Road into its home turf.

And for Ipswich, from the moment that goal started, they were sleepwalking, whether it was the manager, the players or the fans.

Towards the end of the first half, Charlie Austin received a pass from Yu Zixiang in front of the goal and pushed it, 2:0.

In the second half, 55 minutes, Charlie Austin was replaced with a minor injury.

On 62 minutes, Patrick was brought down in the penalty area because the first penalty taker Charlie was substituted and he hit the penalty to make it 3-0.

A minute later, Nicholas made a decisive substitution for Patrick Amber, the undoubted man of the match. He scored twice for the first time in his career, bringing the tally to four this season.

There is no suspense in this game, and with one game just two days away, Nicholas needs them to rest.

As Patrick came off the pitch, he kept smiling and applauding the QPR fans who had arrived to support the game. Nicholas on the sideline casually hugged the boy, and when Patrick walked over, he turned back and added, "What a job!"

Patrick didn't look back, thanked him, and walked to the bench. Lu Ling took the down jacket from George's hand, hurriedly handed it to the boy, and muttered, "Oh, Patrick, you are really my little genius." ”

The boy calmly took the down jacket and put it on, "Please remove the small print." ”

Although no goals were scored in the following time, the score of 3:0 was enough to wipe out the defeat in the previous game.

In the dressing room, the Spaniard smiled for the first time in a long time.

Almost half of the players in front of Lu Ling took off their tops, and a few were only wearing a pair of underwear. If she was a little stunned at first, now she can do it without changing her face. Earlier, the player who would tease a few words or look at her with ambiguous eyes, saw that she was unmoved, and there was no follow-up.

It's just that they only left Pate with a pair of panties today, and it's the first time she's seen Pat like this. The boy grew stronger, and his muscles became more and more like a man's. Fortunately, it has not lost its flexibility, but is getting better and better in confrontation. Neymar is a good choice for his future development based on his height......

Patrick looked up and saw Christine staring at him thoughtfully, he was stunned for a moment, and then he looked down and said "**", it was all strange that Zixiang bastard had ripped off his pants, he must be looking stupid now.

****

This game is just the beginning of the Christmas-New Year devil's schedule. And in this round, the 23rd round, the schedule has passed halfway. Although there are still a few teams to play, the halfway title has already been out, and it is still Burnley, who have held the top spot for the longest time. Further down, it's Middlesbrough, Brighton, Hull City, Derbyshire, Cardiff and Queens Park Rangers.

That's right, QPR has climbed to seventh place in the league and is officially challenging for next season's Premier League!